Join the Affordable Learning Exchange partners and former grant winners as we celebrate Open Education Week , March 5-9. Through this week-long series of webinars and events, participants will learn the ins and outs of using or creating open content and its impact on teaching and learning at Ohio State and beyond.
In the process of making learning affordable, how do we know we’re not sacrificing the quality of educational resources? Is there a way to get a general idea of how students perceive free or low-cost digital materials? A team of researchers at The Ohio State University wanted to find out.
For one professor, the shift from a physical textbook to digital content has the potential to save students approximately $5,500 a year, thanks to a grant from the Affordable Learning Exchange.
Through this project, new learning materials will save students approximately $6,000 annually. Continue reading to learn more about one instructor’s experience developing openly licensed content for her class with the help of ALX.
College of Social Work’s Audrey Begun had not been happy with her course’s textbook, and she wanted to find a way to create course materials that were more relevant to her class. By receiving an Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) grant, Begun now...
After talking with a former student about the Affordable Learning Exchange program, Communications professor Mary Sterenberg was interested in getting rid of the required book for her COMM 3334 class. With ALX’s help, Sterenberg replaced the...
